Kate Middleton's Frail Appearance Reportedly Sparks Renewed Health Fears

"Word is she's having a difficult time and has no appetite, and is losing weight as a result. She's gaunt and has little to no muscle tone," one insider said.

The concern is not just coming from onlookers. Medical professionals have also weighed in. Speaking to RadarOnline, Dr. Gabe Mirkin suggested that her extreme weight loss could be a sign of ongoing complications. In his words:

"This severe weight loss can be caused by the chemotherapy itself, not eating enough because she doesn't feel very well, or treatment failure for her cancer."

Kate's cancer fight may have been far more severe than the public realized. While she is doing her best to rejoin royal life, sources say she came dangerously close to not making it through.

The Blast revealed that behind the scenes, Kate's health crisis was so severe that those close to her now describe her survival as nothing short of "fortunate."

Royal commentator Rebecca English reinforced that view, noting that Kate's return to public life is remarkable considering how ill she was just months ago. Another palace source said the experience has been a stark reminder of how long and difficult cancer recovery truly is.

"On some levels, I actually think this is a good reminder that she was really seriously ill last year and underwent a significant period of chemo. As anyone who has been through that experience will tell you, you can feel very unwell for a long time afterwards. It can take years to recover," they noted.

She's starting to do that anorexic thing, where they wear bulky, heavy clothes to cover up their weight loss.

She was frail before this all started, cant see anything different.

I love her. She can't die.

Imagine three more royal kids left motherless. No amount of fame or fortune can make up for that.

I like her but I too think she's anorexic.

Anorexic for years. Nothing new here.

I think she's still sick. Remission doesn't mean cured. I'm not a fan, but cancer sucks.

Isn't she 5'10"? There is no earthly way she could weigh 90lbs unless she'd already been dead for several weeks.

That would be a BMI of 12.9 for her. Give me a break. She is not 90lbs.

[quote] Imagine three more royal kids left motherless. No amount of fame or fortune can make up for that.

Good Lord! She's extraordinarily young for a cancer death...in 2025. Certainly a family with their resources can find life-prolonging treatment.

Sad Last Days

What R4 said.

Kate “I’ll never tell you my illness but will talk about having one the rest of my life” Middleton. 🙄

Slim pins.

Safe to say she's had an eating disorder for most of her adult life.

I thought she looked okay when she made her appearance at Wimbledon a few weeks ago.

she does look tired and strained

[quote]Safe to say she's had an eating disorder for most of her adult life.

Or Crohn's Disease, which seems a more likely explanation for everything that's happened in the last couple of years.

Chrohn's was an initial speculation here. Elder Lez posted some informative stuff about it.

Crohn’s isn’t cancer. Chances are it’s the cancer. Cancer will make you lose huge amounts of weight. If we knew what she actually had you’d couldn’t probably put two and two together based on the recurrence rate. She should be forthright with the public. She’s a public servant and by not saying what it is that she has is turning cancer into a shameful disease again. She’s helping no one by doing that. There are spikes in checkups when a public figure goes public. It happened with Betty Ford when she had breast cancer. No one spoke of such things and the White House went nuts when she went public. Suddenly women rushed to get screened. While I feel sorry for Kate, she’s being a cunt for not being honest with the public and using her celebrity for good.

If you see pictures of Kate from high school she was actually a little chubby. She slimmed down in university and had a gorgeous athletic frame. After marrying William she became emaciated. IMO she has been anorexic for years. I can’t imagine that it would be easy being married into such a weird family and then having your every move scrutinized.

Speculation was that Chron's predated the cancer diagnosis and the announced surgery (which led to the discovery of cancerous cells) was part of treatment for the condition.

^ Crohn's

She was painfully thin (even by her standards) at Wimbledon, particularly when shown standing in profile.

Of course, when I got cancer this year, I gained weight.

Dammit.

I think the Princess of Wales is fabulous, and she doesn't owe me anything in terms of violating her own privacy. I wish her and her family well.

Kate is dying, folks.

Here is a pic of Kate in shorts back in 2022. Girl was thin but had toned legs and arms that she wouldn't have if she had any form of disordered eating.

I'm more inclined to believe she has Crohn's disease which carries with it a much higher risk of lower-bowel cancer. I have a cousin with Crohn's who underwent chemo for breast cancer. Initially, her Crohn's "cleared up" because chemo seems to be able to put it into remission, but within months after treatment, it came back with a vengeance and she dropped a lot of weight.

That being said, I do believe she was much sicker that what we've been told. And I think her long stay in hospital initially, is a sign that there might have been complications.

R26, not everything is about you. What she’s doing is selfish.

R29 I'm not R26 but why is it selfish? Are you saying people don't have the right to face their health struggles in the manner they wish. If she comes out and says, I have xyz cancer, everyone is going to be researching and talking about her life expediency, chance of recurrence. That's not a mind set I think anyone with cancer wants to be in. It's one thing to share with your family and friends, but the entire world? If she's all good a few years down the road, maybe she will, but clearly she's still dealing with it. Plus I don't think it's fair on the children. William and Harry had to go through a ton of teasing and unwanted talk when their parents marriage was falling apart. I'm sure she and William don't want her cancer be playground topics for their kids. Also, she was kind of bullied into telling the world she had cancer after all those "where's catherine" jokes got out of hand...some people even thinking William beat her up.

Personally, I think she had bowel cancer which sadly does have a high rate of recurrence which is why she's been mute on it.

Did Diana ever drop to 90 lbs? She was 5'10" too.

Meghan could start mending fences by sending her a section of her jams.

R31 Of course not. Ariana Grande, who is 5'2" is probably around 95 lb at her lowest weight, and she's a walking skeleton.

This picture from an anorexia recovery subreddit is what an otherwise healthy 20 year old 5'10" woman looked like at 90 lbs before going into recovery and being put on forced feeding tubes. We saw Kate just a couple of weeks ago at at an event and she looked nothing like this.

Basically, this "inside scoop" is bullshit. If middle-aged, cancer-surviving Kate were really 90 lbs, she'd be on her deathbed.

I wouldn't be surprised if she's less than 8 stone (112lb). My mother recently lost weight after a bout of illness and she went down to around 8 stone, but even she didn't look as thin and frail as Kate currently does.

She's always been quite thin, but not as underweight as she is now. I think some who say she has crohns/bowel cancer are probably right.

Plus it might explain why she hasn't been open about it. There's still quite a lot of stigma about gastro issues and many feel embarrassed by it.

I also have no issue with her keeping it private. I was recently ill and needed to see doctors and was sent for a scan as a result. I've only told a couple of very close family members because it's private. I feel like that and I'm just an everyday person, so I can't imagine what it must be like if you're under intense scrutiny like she is. Of course she doesn't want the world knowing all her private medical information.

[quote]Kate is dying, folks.

We all are, hun.

She does tend to be over-slim at times, but for the first time it’s starting to show in her face. Might just be age and having been treated for cancer, and I hope she is otherwise well.

The woman is suffering from the lingering effects of cancer (ovarian?). These include fatigue and a loss of appetite. Leave her alone.

I must not have kept up with all the gossip, because I had no idea Crohn's had been speculated.

I have a friend back home who I met when I was 13 (!) who was diagnosed with Crohn's when she was in college. She's 72 now. Back then, they never thought she'd live this long. But she was one of the lucky ones -- she found a doctor (I have no idea where) who prescribed her tincture of opium, and that worked very well for her. Just a little brown drop every day which she drank in a glass of water.

I don't think that's what she takes now, but it got her through the years when they didn't really know how to treat it.

The issue is not whether an ordinary person has the right to medical privacy. Of course they do. The question is whether a person who has chosen to be a symbol of a nation has different obligations.

Leave Kate alone!!!

They don’t r39. I can’t believe this is still a thing. We absolutely deserve to be informed of our public figures in government, since their decisions can affect our daily lives. Anyone else? Absolutely not. First and foremost, kate must approach it with her own wellbeing, recovery, and family in mind. She owes us nothing. I don’t care if she’s on the public dole, it still doesn’t obligate her to tell us anything about her cancer.

That’s not to say that people won’t be curious, or discuss it—they’re public figures. But Kate doesn’t owe us jack shit.

[quote] The question is whether a person who has chosen to be a symbol of a nation has different obligations.

She fulfilled her obligation by urging everybody to access health care and get regularly tested for cancer. And no, I'm not going to link it. Do that yourself.

I'm glad she's not satisfying that weird kink of yours - malady curiosity.

And don't get me wrong. I'm all for people getting off on harmless, mutually enjoyable kinks.

But you're asking somebody else to compromise their private medical info so you can get-off.

Weirdo.

You are not going to be able to resolve the question by declaring “she owes us nothing” no matter how many times you say “absolutely.” What she owes the public as someone who chosen to become a Royal is debatable.

The decision is ultimately hers to make, but that does not mean she is not in a different position in making that decision than a non-public figure would be.

I have seen in these debates that medical privacy is an intensely emotional issue for some people and that such people may inject that emotion into the discussion. The intensity of their feelings is not determinative.

[quote] I'm glad she's not satisfying that weird kink of yours - malady curiosity. And don't get me wrong. I'm all for people getting off on harmless, mutually enjoyable kinks. But you're asking somebody else to compromise their private medical info so you can get-off.

You’re way off base here. I spend zero time wondering what kind of cancer she has. That, for me, does not end the debate over whether a member of the Royal family has a different privacy calculus than others do. I don’t believe that my feelings or curiosity or lack of curiosity is all that important.

You might argue that how members of the Royal Family decided to mourn the death of Diana was a private matter, but history shows that it was not. The idea that these people have the same privacy rights as anyone else strikes me as silly.

That indeed is how they handled Diana, r44, but sadly she had no input in the decision, so no one really knows what her wishes would have been. I do wonder if they would have respected them should they have known.

You’re missing the point again. The issue was never “what Diana would have wanted.” The issue was what the people needed. The Royal family’s position and privilege are derived from the people’s investment in them as symbols and as people they should care about, and in exchange for the privilege there are burdens.

[quote] The question is whether a person who has chosen to be a symbol of a nation has different obligations.

You deny that it is your ghoulish curiosity that motivates you. Yet, you fail repeatedly to cite any public interest reason for her to violate her own privacy. You’re American, right?

I have cited my reason. “The Royal family’s position and privilege are derived from the people’s investment in them as symbols and as people they should care about, and in exchange for the privilege there are burdens.”

[quote] The Royal family’s position and privilege are derived from the people’s investment in them as symbols and as people they should care about, and in exchange for the privilege there are burdens.

Again, you’re American, right?

She should reveal the cancer on a very special episode of “Embarrassing Bodies”

R50 LOL

I believe we the public have a right to know the state of the Royal innards. The BRF should release all Kate's x-rays and treatment information. If she's rotting from the inside out we should be forewarned and prepared. Just saying "cancer was present" is a cheat. We all have cancer cells. It would be a show of respect if the BRF would stop the coverup and we the public could see Kate without clothes on to estimate how much weight she has lost and compare it to the nude photo of her a paparazzi snapped years ago. Yes I'm an American but that shouldn't make a difference, racism is wrong.

[quote] I have cited my reason. “The Royal family’s position and privilege are derived from the people’s investment in them as symbols and as people they should care about, and in exchange for the privilege there are burdens.”

You have not cited a public interest reason here. You have merely come up with a reason why you (wrongly) think you, as an American, deserve to know. Please try again to come up with a reason why you need—-not want—-to know.

Bitch has always looked like she has an eating disorder.

I've sent her some jam.

She gave up privacy when she married into that family.

R55. Touche. By joining the family she signed away her privacy and made a contract with American public to report her daily bowel movements and menstrual history.

Most Americans don't give a shit R56. Pardon the pun. I don't ever hear of anyone discussing her or the rest of the trashy ass family except here. At work, we'll have a "hey, did you hear about so and so?" but no has ever mentioned her or her cancer, no Harry and Meghan, no queen. They simply aren't on most Americans radar. They seem to be a weird niche subject.

Pretty sure R55 is making fun of all the BRF-stans and their breathless, giddy fawning and weird obsession in this family's lives.

[quote] Most Americans don't give a shit [R56]. Pardon the pun. I don't ever hear of anyone

Correct. And nothing I said contradicts that. But it is true that there is a non-negligible minority of Americans like you who are quite interested and that their number is probably greater than the number of British people who are intensely interested in them.

My comment is merely how weird it II’s that this minority of Americans who are interested in them pronounce on what standards the royal family should adhere to despite their ignorance of the institution and their purported indifference to it. If you encounter someone on a thread pronouncing on what the royal family should do (often combined with a comment on how ridiculous and irrelevant they are), it is almost always an American.

I'm not interested R59. I don't pronounce standards for them either. I don't care what they are doing. I popped in to say the bitch has an eating disorder. Of course, Americans will find them ridiculous and irrelevant. We aren't British. I'm amused at your bickering with the other poster though.

I've blocked most of the old biddies who start these threads and comment on them. Someone must have started a new account as I've been blissfully BRF free for weeks, if not months, now.

[quote]I'm not interested [R59].

Haha. That must be one of the least self-aware declarations on DL---and that's saying something. You clicked on the thread, read it, and posted on it solely because you have an opinion about Catherine's eating habits---something every person totally uninterested in the royal family has.

If inappetence is an issue they should put her on a course of Periactin (Cyproheptadine), and old school antihistamine that has the side effect of REALLY stimulating the appetite.

My old Dad was deep in the throes of cachexia, weighing just 101 lbs by February, 2021 (he's 5'8"). He also had dumping syndrome from a partial gastronomy back in the 70s for severe peptic ulcer. So whatever he DID eat came right out of him within 15 minutes. He was so weak it grieved me to see him.

I begged Dad's primary to work with me to figure out a treatment protocol like the ones the US developed for starving children in poor/warstruck countries. He said those foodstuffs literally weren't available for purchase, because reasons. But he had an idea: Periactin to stimulate the appetite; Welchol (Colesevelam) to slow gastric emptying. Regular IV infusions for chronic dehydration.

Within 14 days my Dad was back. By mid-March he was 117 lbs, and has stayed between 118-122 ever since.

It took my sisters, Dad's doctors, and me fully 18 months to hit upon the magic protocol for Dad. I hope her team doesn't give up.

She's definitely thinner than she was before the cancer treatment. She looks positively skeletal now.

Sure, R61.

Talk about a lack of self-awareness.🙄 the irony, it kills.

Bye now, bitches.

Are these Kate Middleton cancer threads started by Meghan Markle

Frankly I don't care do you?

R64. Brilliant! Offer no argument for your claim and give up.

I find it hilarious the people who run to defend this wealthy woman of privilege, who is poised to be a literal Queen, from mean people on the internet. She is not Kate, who lives on some cul-de-sac in your middle-class neighborhood. The narrative that has been created around this woman is eye-rolling. From all reports, she is a woman who set out to land a Prince, who finally chose her because he had to pick somebody, and she wouldn't go away.

You would think that cancer would be the great equalizer, but none of her stans would have access to the kind of medical care and treatment this woman has access to. She has a platform to help others and remains silent, which I find appalling. Again, no one is asking for the down-and-dirty details of her illness, but she could do more. Much more.

R67 What are you suggesting she should do?

r67, who are you to make that decision for her?

R67. God, you’re psychologically weird. Catherine refuses to tell us what kind of cancer she has. Millions will die as a result! It’s literal violence!

I've asked this before and I'll ask this again - why do those of you demanding to know her diagnosis need to know?

This is how it could go.

My name is Catherine. I was recently diagnosed with colon cancer at a young age. The cancer spread, and it was a challenge to get it under control; it was the fight of my life. I am currently in remission. Do not think you are too young to get cancer; it happened to me. Talk to your doctor if you notice anything unusual or different in your health.

Then you cut to a shot of Kate and her kids playing in the grass or something—the end.

After that airs, there will be worldwide reports and a rush on young women going to the doctor to get checked. Many lives saved.

Do you know what would happen r72? People would complain she’s being maudlin, or oversharing, or just aiming for sympathy. Damned if she does, damned if she doesn’t. So she does what she wants.

R72. It's doubtful it would have much effect. You mostly just have a ghoulish curiosity.

You are assuming it is a cancer with a reasonable survival rate. You have no idea of that. Imagine it is pancreatic cancer. If she revealed that, her young children will be confronted for the remainder of her life with the speculation and knowledge that she is soon to die. I don't think she should be forced to do that to her children to satisfy your curiosity or your feel-good speculation that it will save lives, based on no evidence.

Lastly, the monarchy is a hereditary position. One of the more legitimate reasons for eliminating it is the sacrifice of personal choice and privacy it imposes on the people who inherit the position through no choice of their own. It is already hard enough for heirs to the throne to find people to marry who are willing to sacrifice their personal choice and privacy. If they have to behave as you demand, even fewer would probably be willing to take it on. Obviously, if there were a compelling reason of state to require such privacy invasion, it would still have to occur. But.not or the silly fantasy reasons you cite That is why there is no significant concern among British people that she hasn't been more forthcoming. Mostly just Americans.

R74 is spot on. People forget she has little children, who probably have lots of little friends. She doesn’t want rampant speculation on how much time she has—or doesn’t have—getting back to her kids. If it were pancreatic or ovarian, I can’t even imagine it.

I don't want to get into the whole "Americans don't understand" topic but there is a huge cultural difference in the UK about the right to medical privacy. For example, it is illegal in the UK for the press to speculate on the health of anyone unless they have publicly addressed it, and even then you cannot go deeper. For example, it was clear Queen Elizabeth II was dying for the last few months of her life, but all the press could say was "mobility issues" because that all the Queen decided to share. Gordon Brown was dealing with mental health issues (major depression) when he was PM but nothing was said.

Kate married into the royal family and yes she's destined to be Queen Consort one day but it's not really an important role. It doesn't effect the running of the country. It's only the monarch who matters, and even then, there are systems in place for a regency or councillors of state to fill in if the monarch is too ill.

I do find it somewhat misogynistic that people demand Kate tell the world what is wrong, but the same pressure is not place on Charles who is actually the King.

R75. I generally agree with your post, but I don’t think it’s illegal for the UK press to speculate on the health of a public figure.

Woman gets cancer, receives months of treatment - strangers say she has lost weight and doesn't look well.

Ya think?

I don't think that she should disclose what sort of cancer she has. It is a private matter. People are such ghouls and the speculation wouldn't end there. They would be citing recurrence rates, speculating on the Stage, etc. So gross. Kate has looked unhappy and much MUCH too thin for years. I hope that she does whatever she needs to get and hopefully stay well. The RF seems insane and William seems spoiled and cold. She would have been marrying off some lovely guy at uni. I do not envy her - at all.

She doesn't look "unhappy," to me, and William by all accounts and appearances adores her and has been by her side every step of the way. She has looked particularly beautiful at her major engagements this year, including a state dinner and Trooping. At Wimbledon she was serenaded with applause and standing ovation upon arrival. Lots of support and encouragement for the princess who freely chose her role.

R80, Gurl, you're on the wrong site, and clearly sight-impaired.

She’s grieving Ozzy.

Exactly R74! Of course it won't shut the Americans up who demand to know. Just because - Americans.

[quote] She’s grieving Ozzy.

*sob!*

Thank God we at least still have Kelly!

Dunno but she looks ok to me.

[quote] I've sent her some jam.

No thanks.

But do you have a Tic Tac?

It's almost dinner time.

I'm an American gay man, and I don't demand to know Catherine's specific health status. I include her and her family in my daily prayers.

You can never be too rich or too thin.

[quote]R72 Talk to your doctor if you notice anything unusual or different in your health.

Not every type of disease has screening for early detection, and whatever she had is probably rare for someone her age. It would do little good to send the public into a panic and to the doctor for symptoms that probably aren't indicative of something serious, and in fear of a disease they can't screened for. She seems like a very caring person and to imply that she's selfishly withholding information that could help the general public seems mean-spirited.

* can't screen for

this is like a soap opera; William and Kate being actually happy and good for each other; coversely, Meaghan is not good for Harry (many feel)

This will result in so many lifetime movies and future seasons of the Crown.

I know people who HATE Meaghan and if anything happens to Kate, they'll be devastated.

R91, I started out disliking Kate, but grew to appreciate how calm and cool she presented herself, much as her position demanded. I really like her now. OTOH, I rooted for Meghan from the beginning (even bought the commemorative coin). but have developed a distaste for her. Life is unpredictable. I'm a gay American man wo would bow to Catherine, if I were ever lucky enough to meet her. I would avoid meeting Meghan.

I care about the royals as much as I do the Kardashians, which is zero. But I've been occasionally following these threads on Kate's cancer because having had colon cancer and not wanting to discuss it with even my family, I suspect it is that. It's shitty and gross. And embarrassing. Of course, I could be wrong. Also, I didn't want family and friends to worry, or worse -- try to control me with their opinions on what treatments to have, or create more drama than necessary. I can talk about in now since I've been in remission for several years. If anyone wants to know what it was like to have a colostomy bag for a year, I'll spill. Am lucky to not have one anymore.

Having said that, I do agree with some here who say that major celebrities can reach large audiences to warn them about early screening for particular diseases where timely intervention could be life-saving. Maybe she'll do that after she's fully recovered, if that happens. It's her choice. There may be sort of a moral imperative, given her position, but frankly, when you're sick, full of inflammation, and weak and nauseous, you don't want to talk or do much. Everything is in the moment. If you pule, you puke. If you don't feel up to bathing for a week, you don't, until the next medical appointment, of which there are many dozens if you're lucky enough to have access to good healthcare. Can't imagine having had children or a partner at the time. Managed to care for 3 very concerned cats, but they didn't ask questions or try to interview me in front of cameras. Perhaps her showing strength and calm for now is a good example for cancer patients?

She is a public figure. She's not a celebrity. I understand that for some of you Americans that can be a challenging difference to deal with.

She has no constitutional role in the UK. She owes you Americans nothing.

I'm one of the people that have suspected that she has either Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. People with both of these conditions are at significantly increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. It isn't unusual to go in for surgery for these conditions and find cancer when the pathology report comes back. She very easily could have gone to hospital thinking it was going to be relatively minor surgery and ended up needing much more extensive surgery. This may have included a permanent or temporary colostomy. Unfortunately, people find this kind of condition and surgery embarrassing which may be why she doesn't wish to discuss the specifics. Had this been cancer related to the female reproductive tract (uterus or ovaries), she would not have been hospitalized for as long as she was. Surgical management for those conditions is typically a complete hysterectomy. Most women are not in the hospital more than a few days with that. In the US, abdominal hysterectomy is often just an overnight hospitalization. In Europe (at least in Germany), they may keep a woman in the hospital a week, but not longer unless there is some really unexpected/unusual complication. If I recall correctly, the Princess of Wales was hospitalized for at least 2 weeks.

I'd be willing to bet King Charles has cancer of the urinary bladder. He was initially being treated for an enlarged prostate (probably having a TURP) when cancer was unexpectedly discovered. While he didn't disclose the type of cancer, he did state it was NOT cancer of the prostate. The bladder would be observed while doing prostate surgery so a tumor there would be seen while doing the procedure. A very common treatment for bladder cancer is BCG installation. It is a type of immunotherapy rather than chemotherapy and does not cause hair loss.

Yeah, R32. Maybe some toe jam.

R94, there’s one oddball in this thread who thinks Kate should be more forthcoming, but it’s only one. Not that Kate is a topic of conversation in my world, but no where have I heard or read anyone (besides this person in DL) who feels she owes us to say what her cancer is. And are you sure this person is American? I might be wrong, but I didn’t see that declaration anywhere.

My feeling is that most Americans, indeed most people, are ok with her wanting to be private. We might be nosy bitches, but there’s really no complaining that I’ve perceived anywhere.

And whether you—or she—likes it, she is indeed a celebrity. That doesn’t mean she has any obligations to do anything, but because she is, people will post their opinions on message boards and, when she hasn’t been seen, will gossip about what happened to her. And this wasn’t just in America, this was especially in the UK.

You may well be right R95, though I can't imagine appearing in public (and as well put together as she is) with some kind of disease causing severe stomach pain & the urge to go to the bathroom. She doesn't look bad, but she doesn't look well either so hopefully she can stay out of the public & put back on some weight. Put Charlotte in charge - she's got it covered.

R97 I agree with you 100%. She is most definitely a celebrity. The commonly accepted definition of that is simply a "famous person". She certainly fits that category. She has no obligation, moral or otherwise, to disclose the specifics of her medical condition. Like you said, people the world over will speculate. That's the price you pay for celebrity. It doesn't mean she has to play along.

If it is colon cancer which already comes with the stigma of a colostomy bag, etc., Catherine had/has the additional stress of being concerned with how her wayward brother-in-law, his harridan and their social media flying monkeys will mock the situation.

[quote] And are you sure this person is American? I might be wrong, but I didn’t see that declaration anywhere.

I’m quite sure. They always are. And my assertion was met with no denial.

If she had Crohn’s disease before this then she is rather amazing. From what I understand, it’s very unpredictable and yet for years she kept up all her appearances which are scheduled weeks if not months in advance.

R102 My old boss had Crohn's (it was Crohn's or ulcerative colitis, can't remember which one) and she rarely ever missed work. She was fairly well controlled on a number of different medications.

Who is the weird mincing queen on here who claims to be American but uses Britishisms and condescendingly talks about how stupid Americans are and they should keep their place and they know nothing about the royals? It rarely posts on threads other than BRF shit.

Self-loathing is not attractive, my disturbed little friend.

R101, they are? Other than your claiming they don’t deny it, can you provide proof? I’ll bet you don’t have any.

R105 There is no point in engaging with people like R101. Anyone that goes on about how "they are" is no different than any other bigot. Someone that insists that all Americans react the same way and think the same way is no different than someone they generalizes that all Black people, all Jews, or for that matter, all Australians, are the same. You never get anywhere with people that have that kind of mindset. Either 🚫 or simply ignore.

The funny thing is R101 claims to be American in its posting history.

r101's anus is very tightly clenched. You can hear her symptoms of a weeks long constipation episode from all the way across the Atlantic. Get some fiber, Doll. And relax.

[quote]Anyone that goes on about how "they are" is no different than any other bigot. Someone that insists that all Americans react the same way and think the same way is no different than someone they generalizes that all Black people, all Jews, or for that matter, all Australians, are the same. You never get anywhere with people that have that kind of mindset. Either 🚫 or simply ignore.

It is your statement that is bigoted. I never posted in this thread or anywhere that all Americans think alike or that all Americans are responsible for the stupid things that individual Americans like you say in this thread and others. That is a figment of your limited literacy and intellect for which you should apologize.

What I in fact said was that when a particular category of stupid statement, such as was made in this thread, it is almost always an American that makes it. As I made clear in this very thread, I do not think many Americans hold those stupid sentiments. But when they are held, they are almost always held by an American. It's highly detectable.

I am an American, which is why I am always keen to point out to Americans their parochialism, chauvinism, and ignorance when they display it in order to make clear to them why we have such a bad reputation and are so widely disliked. It's representative of the worst kind of American to have no knowledge of a foreign institution, claim we know everything about it, and tell the world how it should be changed. Again, most Americans are not like this, but you are, and enough are that it gives us a bad name. You really exemplify the combination of ignorance, self-confidence, and arrogance people dislike in Americans.

It is a serious thing to accuse someone of bigotry. You really should ask someone for help in reading and thinking before you do so.

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R101 claims to be American. Not sure why. She's very invested in making people think that only Americans, not Brits, are obsessed with royals when she's quite clearly not American.

I was actually the poster who first mentioned Crohn’s Disease way back. The reason I posted this was because I was at a dinner party the previous evening and two of the guests at the table were doctors, I have met them both several times. They both said it was highly likely Kate had Crohn’s disease.

Of course they didn’t know for certain and this was before the cancer treatment. The next day I came on here and blabber mouthed what I had heard. I’ve since read up a bit on Crohn’s and it does seem to fit. I hope Kate makes a full recovery, she seems a good sort and a kind person.